Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watmath!looking!brad
From: brad@looking.on.ca (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: ``rec.aquarium'' vote is invalid. Ignore it or vote no.
Keywords: .aquaria
Message-ID: <37124@looking.on.ca>
Date: 22 Oct 89 05:45:20 GMT
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Reply-To: brad@looking.on.ca (Brad Templeton)
Organization: Looking Glass Software Ltd.
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Class: discussion

A note to people on both sides.  The *guidelines*, as they say themselves,
are just *guidelines*.  Got it?  Good.

As they themselves, say, a "vote" is NOT "invalid" just because it
doesn't follow one or more (or indeed *all*) of the guidelines.  So don't
all get up and shout about it.

The guidelines themselves tell you that it is the spirit of them that
matters, not the letter.   Thus, in a roundabout way, to follow the spirit
and not the letter *is* to follow the letter!

For example, the 14 day suggestion on discussion was put in to give time
for ample discussion and thought.  Even if the votes started 7 days ago,
can anybody here doubt for one second that there has not be more than
ample discussion?

And while there has been no call for discussion on a group rec.aquarium,
can anybody deny that there has been more than ample discussion about
this concept, too?

So please, people, if you posted something about votes being invalid
or violating the guidelines, you were wrong.  Reread the guidelines,
and (I hope) cancel your message.

-- 
Brad Templeton, ClariNet Communications Corp. -- Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473